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Philip Pearlstein

Philip Pearlstein

1924–2022

WA-00017269

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Painting

Representation

None documented

7

Institutional Exhibitions

55

Works in Collection

70

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ708763

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Naked/Nude: Contemporary Prints

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Prints: Acquisitions 1977�1981

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

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Selections from the Art Lending Service

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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New York/New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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New Art for the New Year

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977–1978

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Some American Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Selections from the Art Lending Service

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyAi Generated + Wikipedia· 89%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (4)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/philip-pearlstein
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Templonhttps://www.templon.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4529
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

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Artworks (55)

Two Model Sailboats, Two Weathervanes and Three Indonesian Ritual Carvings

Two Model Sailboats, Two Weathervanes and Three Indonesian Ritual Carvings

2021 · Watercolor on white wove paper

76.2 × 59.7 cm (30 × 23 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Male Model, Minstrel Marionettes, and Unfinished Painting

Male Model, Minstrel Marionettes, and Unfinished Painting

1994 · Oil on canvas

65 1/4" x 8' 1/4" (166 x 244.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Entrance to Lincoln Tunnel, Night-Time

1992 · Oil on canvas

72 × 72 in. (182.9 × 182.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled from The Atelier Project

Museum of Modern Art

Two Models with Bent Wire Chair and Kilim Rug

1984 · Oil on canvas

72 × 72 in. (182.9 × 182.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nude in a Hammock

Nude in a Hammock

1982 · Etching and aquatint on paper

image: 765 x 1025 mm

Model in Kimono on Green Bench

1982 · Watercolor over traces of graphite on paper

41 in. × 29 1/2 in. (104.1 × 74.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tintern Abbey

1979 · Sugar-lift, aquatint and roulette on ivory wove paper

Plate: 61 × 86.4 cm (24 1/16 × 34 1/16 in.); Sheet: 75.6 × 100.3 cm (29 13/16 × 39 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Temple of Abu Simbel

Temple of Abu Simbel

1979 · Sugar-lift, aquatint and roulette on ivory wove paper

Plate: 61 × 86.4 cm (24 1/16 × 34 1/16 in.); Sheet: 75.6 × 99.1 cm (29 13/16 × 39 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Temple of Hatshepsut

Temple of Hatshepsut

1979 · Sugar-lift, aquatint and roulette on ivory wove paper

Plate: 61 × 86.4 cm (24 1/16 × 34 1/16 in.); Sheet: 75.6 × 100.3 cm (29 13/16 × 39 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sacsahuaman

1979 · Sugar-lift, aquatint and roulette on ivory wove paper

Plate: 61 × 86.4 cm (24 1/16 × 34 1/16 in.); Sheet: 75.6 × 100.3 cm (29 13/16 × 39 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stonehenge

1979 · Sugar-lift, aquatint and roulette on ivory wove paper

Plate: 61 × 86.4 cm (24 1/16 × 34 1/16 in.); Sheet: 75.6 × 100.3 cm (29 13/16 × 39 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ruins and Landscapes: Stonehenge

1979 · sugarlift aquatint and roulette

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ruins and Landscapes: Tintern Abbey

1979 · sugarlift aquatint and roulette

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ruins and Landscapes: Temple of Hatshepsut

1979 · sugarlift aquatint and roulette

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ruins and Landscapes: Temple of Abusimbel

1979 · sugarlift aquatint and roulette

Cleveland Museum of Art

View over Soho, Lower Manhattan

1978 · Aquatint

composition 30 3/8 x 40 9/16" (77.2 x 103 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nude with Iron Bench and Mirror

Nude with Iron Bench and Mirror

1977 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

76.8 × 57.4 cm (30 1/4 × 22 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nude on Hammock

Nude on Hammock

1977 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

76.7 × 57 cm (30 1/4 × 22 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Nudes on a Blue Coverlet

Two Nudes on a Blue Coverlet

1977 · Lithograph in five colors on handmade ivory wove paper

71.1 × 99.1 cm (28 × 39 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Nudes with Oak Stool and Canvas

Two Nudes with Oak Stool and Canvas

1976 · Lithograph on white wove paper

73.7 × 93.3 cm (29 1/16 × 36 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Male and Female Models on Iron Stool and Bench

Male and Female Models on Iron Stool and Bench

1976 · Graphite on ivory wove paper

57.1 × 72.4 cm (22 1/2 × 28 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nude on Dahomey Stool

1976 · soft-ground etching and aquatint

Sheet: 76.8 x 66.4 cm (30 1/4 x 26 1/8 in.); Platemark: 60.3 x 50.2 cm (23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Female Model on African Stool

1976 · oil on canvas

Framed: 185 x 155 x 4 cm (72 13/16 x 61 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 182.8 x 152.4 cm (71 15/16 x 60 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

55 published of 68 catalogued · 40 with image

Art Institute Chicago
26 published26 img
MoMA
13 publishedof 26 catalogued12 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
7 published
Tate
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 9)

9 entries · 1 sources

Ruins and Landscapes: Temple of Abusimbel
1979 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Ruins and Landscapes: Temple of Hatshepsut
1979 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Nude in a Hammock
1982 · Tate · 1 prov
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Nude on Striped Hammock
1974 · Tate · 1 prov
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Ruins and Landscapes: Stonehenge
1979 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Nude on Dahomey Stool
1976 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Female Model on African Stool
1976 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Ruins and Landscapes: Tintern Abbey
1979 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Nude on a Striped Rug
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Man and Female Nude Leaning on a Chair (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Collections6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Tate Heritage Auctions

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Heritage Auctions

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Heritage Auctions	Feb 2026	$2,000 – $4,000	Unsold